Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, intransitive)
1. to begin to rain; to begin to snow
Kanji used
descend
exit
Pitch accent
りだす
りだ
Top 19700
Composed of
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
Examples (18 in total)
Besides, it's starting to rain.
It began to rain in the evening.
It began to rain in earnest.
Soon after, it began to rain.
It looks as if it's going to rain.
It'd be better to leave before it starts raining.
Because it started to rain, I couldn't use my camera.
I thought it was going to clear up. On the contrary, it began to rain.
It started raining as soon as we got home.
It got dark, and what was worse, it began to rain.
Just as I was about to go out, it started raining.
She lost her way and on top of that it began to rain.
When the next singer came on, it began to rain.
The moment he arrived at the station, it began to rain.
We hadn't gone so far when it started to rain.
It began to rain, so he need not have watered the lawn.
I had not gone a mile when it began to rain.
It began to rain five minutes after I left home.